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Sacred work

Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only…

Writing from the heart – conversation with Ashmi Pathela

I do not remember how or when exactly I discovered author and artist Ashmi Pathela on Instagram but the connection and…

The legend of the Cosmic Snail

One of my favourite quotes from Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic is the following: "I believe that our planet is inhabited…

Giving up or letting go?

For ages now - it feels like it - I’ve been trying to figure out the difference between giving up…

Writing as self-care – conversation with Trina O’Gorman

Writing has been such an important ritual in my life ever since my first diary which I started at the…

My favourite kind of miracles

Sure - big sudden miracles are great. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it can be quite handy to strike a…

Love note

There is an expression in Lithuanian "to lose one's head" which is used to say someone is really in love.…

Stolen joy

So last week was interesting... I went back to the UK, ready for a few busy days at work and…

To write or not to write

The thought of writing my own blog came to me during a 5,000 km trip through Patagonia in Argentina during…